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recognizance
[ ri-kog-nuh-zuhns, -kon-uh- ]
/ rɪˈkɒg nə zəns, -ˈkɒn ə- /
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noun
Law.
- a bond or obligation of record entered into before a court of record or a magistrate, binding a person to do a particular act.
- the sum pledged as surety on such a bond.
Archaic. recognition.
Archaic. a token; badge.
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Words nearby recognizance
recliner, reclosable, recluse, reclusion, recognition, recognizance, recognize, recognizee, recognizor, recoil, recoil escapement
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British Dictionary definitions for recognizance
recognizance
recognisance
/ (rɪˈkɒɡnɪzəns) /
noun
law
- a bond entered into before a court or magistrate by which a person binds himself to do a specified act, as to appear in court on a stated day, keep the peace, or pay a debt
- a monetary sum pledged to the performance of such an act
an obsolete word for recognition
Derived forms of recognizance
recognizant or recognisant, adjectiveWord Origin for recognizance
C14: from Old French reconoissance, from reconoistre to recognize
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